Why would anyone be grateful for heartache? Why would anyone be grateful for that sadness that splits the chest open and makes the heart break? Why do we hurt in our physical hearts when our emotional hearts are broken? Isn’t it weird (and sad) that it really is possible to die of a broken heart,…

(guest post by cp) “I think gratitude is not a natural human response. I think it is a conscious choice that we have to keep making continually until it finally sticks and we have actually changed our inner human tendencies (inward mindset) to be an outward mindset (feeling gratitude and compassion towards all)…

Merriam-Webster defines ‘homelessness’ as, “Definition of homeless: having no home or permanent place of residence — homelessness, noun” The National Healthcare for the Homeless Council says, “A homeless person is an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other unstable…